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El Chapo

When El Chapo was Captured in 2014, More Than a Thousand People Marched in Mexico, Demanding He Be Released.

More than a thousand people marched in support of captured Mexican drug lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman in his home state’s capital on Wednesday, demanding his release. But did you know many people were against El Chapo’s arrest? During the penultimate capture of drug lord El Chapo in 2014, over a thousand people marched in […]

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Blues Brothers

A Portion of the Budget for the Film “Blues Brothers” was Set Aside to Buy Cocaine for Night Shooting.

John Landis directed the 1980 American musical comedy film The Blues Brothers. It stars John Belushi as Joliet Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd as his brother Elwood, characters based on the NBC variety show Saturday Night Live’s frequent musical segment, The Blues Brothers. But did you know that the production had a special budget set

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Cocaine

A Male Cocaine Addict Who Fathers a Son Passes on Genetic Adaptations That Reduce or Prevent Susceptibility to Cocaine Addiction. However, It Does Not Work for Daughters.

Cocaine is a white powdery substance that interacts with the body’s central nervous system to produce energy and euphoria. Although there are undeniable physical symptoms of addiction, it is often the psychological addiction that is the most difficult to overcome. Someone who uses cocaine frequently will develop a dependence on it, which means they will

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Nutmeg

Nutmeg is a Hallucinogen because it Contains Myristicin. It is a Natural Compound that has Mind-Altering Effects When Consumed in Large Doses.

Nutmeg has a distinct pungent fragrance and a warm, slightly sweet flavor; it is used to season a variety of baked goods, confections, puddings, potatoes, meats, sausages, sauces, vegetables, and beverages such as eggnog. Mace is derived from the fleshy arils that surround the nutmeg seed. But did you know consuming large amounts of nutmeg

Nutmeg is a Hallucinogen because it Contains Myristicin. It is a Natural Compound that has Mind-Altering Effects When Consumed in Large Doses. Read More »

Onions

Onions Naturally Have Sucrose in Their Cells. The Longer You Cook an Onion, the More Sucrose is Released, and the Heat Turns Sucrose into Sweeter Sugars Like Glucose and Fructose.

Caramelizing onions is basically cooking onions for an extended period of time with a bit of fat. Either oil or butter is used in the process. But did you know that the process of caramelization happens because of the presence of sucrose in the cells of an onion? Sucrose, a natural sugar, is trapped in

Onions Naturally Have Sucrose in Their Cells. The Longer You Cook an Onion, the More Sucrose is Released, and the Heat Turns Sucrose into Sweeter Sugars Like Glucose and Fructose. Read More »

August Bier

Surgeon August Bier Tested a Form of Anesthesia Consisting of Injecting Cocaine Directly to the Spine on His Very Own Assistant. To Check if it Worked, He Stuck a Needle in His Assistant’s Leg, Hit Him on the Shins with a Hammer, Ripped His Pubic Hair, and Even Squeezed His Testicles.

August Bier was a surgeon from Germany. He was the first to use spinal and intravenous regional anesthesia. But how did August Bier know if his method of anesthesia worked? August Bier tested a form of anesthesia consisting of injecting cocaine directly into the spine on his assistant, and to see how effective it was,

Surgeon August Bier Tested a Form of Anesthesia Consisting of Injecting Cocaine Directly to the Spine on His Very Own Assistant. To Check if it Worked, He Stuck a Needle in His Assistant’s Leg, Hit Him on the Shins with a Hammer, Ripped His Pubic Hair, and Even Squeezed His Testicles. Read More »

Sigmund Freud

The Founder of Psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, Was a Cocaine Addict. He Would Often Prescribe the Drug to His Wife and Friends Too.

Cocaine is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America. Although health care providers can use it for valid medical purposes, such as local anesthesia for some surgeries, recreational cocaine use is illegal. But do you know which famous neurologist was a cocaine addict?  Sigmund Freud,

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Marie Currie Coffin

Marie Curie is Buried in a Lead-Lined Coffin. Her Body and Notes are Highly Radioactive because She Worked with Radium.

Marie Salomea Sklodowska-Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered radioactivity research. She was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize, the first and only woman to receive the prize twice, and the only person to receive the prize in two scientific fields. Do you know what kind of coffin was

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David Boon

How Much Beer Did David Boon Drink on a Single Flight to England?

David Boon is an Australian cricketer who is known for his performance in the 1989 match with New Zealand in WACA, Perth. He is currently an ICC Match Referee and has been actively participating as such since 2011. But did you know, that in his hay day Boon was known for consuming a lot of

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Kendra Jackson

How Did Doctors Find Out Kendra Jackson’s Brain Was Leaking?

Kendra Jackson, at the time, was a 46-year-old divorced mother who worked at a bank. She was well-liked in her neighborhood and was known for her outgoing and kind personality. She always had a runny nose and a severe headache after getting into an accident. But what doctors later discovered was that her brain was

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